linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-rc] ACPI Thermal Zone driver breaks lm-sensors 2 userspace

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:59:40 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>,
	"Mark M. Hoffman" <mhoffman@...htlink.com>,
	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>,
	Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@....nl>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-rc] ACPI Thermal Zone driver breaks lm-sensors 2
  userspace

Hi Linus,

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:07:15 -0700 (PDT), Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008, Robert Hancock wrote:
> > Mark M. Hoffman wrote:
> > > 2) This patch is broken.
> > 
> > You didn't indicate what was wrong with the patch.
> 
> Yes. Leaving everybody wondering whether it's just an opinionated 
> expression of the former problem, or whether there is a real and 
> understandable reason why it was NACK'ed.

I guess Mark assumed that everybody had read the discussion thread Rene
referenced, where I explained why his patch was broken:

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/6/23/175

-- 
Jean Delvare
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